Location : Normal
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:Department: AAMU - RISE Foundation
Opening Date: 10/01/2026
Description Summary:
Leads capture planning and opportunity development for federal research and contracting opportunities, coordinating technical, business, and proposal teams from opportunity identification through award.
Examples of Duties Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the complete capture lifecycle from qualification through contract award.
- Develop capture plans, win strategies, and customer engagement plans.
- Conduct competitive intelligence, price-to-win, and risk assessments.
- Coordinate teaming agreements and solution development.
- Support storyboards, color reviews, and proposal strategy.
- Maintain CRM data and capture documentation.
- Use AI-enabled market research and opportunity analysis tools.
Typical Qualifications Minimum Position Requirements (including certifications, licenses, etc.):
- Bachelor's degree.
- 4-8 years of capture, proposal, or business development experience.
- Knowledge of FAR-based acquisitions, OTAs, BAAs, and federal procurement.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
Supplemental Information Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Shipley training or equivalent.
- Experience with Huntsville federal agencies and major IDIQs.
- Current Secret clearance
- Capture milestones achieved on schedule.
- Improved proposal quality and win probability.
- Successful transition from capture to proposal.
- Growing leadership of increasingly complex pursuits
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short and long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
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Do you have a bachelor's degree?
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Do you have 4(four) to 8(eight) years of capture, proposal, or business development experience?
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Do you have knowledge of FAR-based acquisitions, OTAs, BAAs, and federal procurement?
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